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Know the Truth.
Live the Truth.

Biblical Truth for the Questions,
Challenges, and Decisions of Life

At desiring truth, our purpose is to help people know what God has said, understand what His Word means, and learn how to live according to biblical truth.

We believe Christians need more than inspirational thoughts, religious opinions, or brief devotional messages. They need to understand the Scriptures.

Through radio, podcasts, publications, a monthly newsletter, and biblical seminars, desiring truth seeks to equip believers to know the Word, understand sound doctrine, develop a biblical worldview, and live lives that please and honor God.

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Desiring Truth Radio

Every Sunday at 2:00 PM on 101.5 FM

Honest questions. Biblical answers. Thoughtful conversation about theology, Christian living, relationships, cultural issues, and the truths that shape everyday life.

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Bring real questions about Scripture, doctrine, culture, and Christian living.

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Bring real questions about Scripture, doctrine, culture, and Christian living.

1. THE desiring truth CHRISTIAN RADIO TALK SHOW

You Have Questions.
God’s Word Has Answers.

Join Rick Morocco and John Neyman every Sunday at 2:00 PM on 101.5 FM for the Desiring Truth Christian Radio Talk Show.

Every week we address questions people are actually asking about:

The Bible • Salvation • Christian Living • Marriage • Family • Anxiety • Suffering • Doctrine • Relationships • Current Events • Cultural Issues

But our purpose is not merely to offer another opinion.

We want to know: What does the Bible say?

The world is filled with competing voices telling us what to believe, how to think, and how to live.

Desiring Truth brings those questions back to the authority of Scripture.

WE WANT TO HEAR YOUR QUESTIONS

  • Do you have a question about a passage of Scripture?
  • Are you struggling to understand a biblical doctrine?
  • Are you facing a situation and wondering how biblical truth applies?
  • Are current cultural events causing you to ask how a Christian should think or respond?
Send us your question.
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WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO EXPOUND THE SCRIPTURES?

To expound Scripture means to open the biblical text and carefully explain what the inspired writer actually said and meant.

  • We examine:
  • The words of the text.
  • The grammar of the text.
  • The historical setting.
  • The immediate context.
  • The surrounding verses and chapters.
  • The doctrines being taught.
  • How the passage relates to the rest of Scripture.
  • How its truth should affect the Christian life.
  • We do not begin by asking:
  • “What do I want this verse to say?”
  • We begin by asking:
  • “What did God actually say?”
  • And then:
  • “What does God mean by what He said?”
  • That is the heart of biblical exposition.

2. Desiring Truth PODCASTS

Teaching Through the Bible — Verse by Verse, Chapter by Chapter

The Desiring Truth Podcast, available on Spotify, is devoted to helping you understand the Bible by actually studying the Bible.

Rather than selecting an isolated verse and building a message around it, we work through the biblical text verse by verse and chapter by chapter, allowing the meaning of Scripture to determine what is taught.

This is often called expository Bible teaching or expounding the Scriptures.

WHY VERSE-BY-VERSE TEACHING MATTERS

When the Bible is taught consecutively, verse by verse and chapter by chapter, difficult passages cannot simply be avoided.

  • Major doctrines are encountered naturally.
  • The context remains intact.
  • Individual verses are less likely to be removed from their intended meaning.
  • And over time, the listener develops a broader and deeper understanding of the whole counsel of God.
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LEARN THE BIBLE, NOT JUST ABOUT THE BIBLE

There is a difference between hearing someone talk about Christianity and learning to understand Scripture for yourself.

The goal of the Desiring Truth Podcast is to help you become a more careful student of God’s Word.

As we move through books of the Bible, you will learn how passages fit together, how doctrines develop, and how biblical truth applies to everyday life.

Whether you are studying at home, driving to work, exercising, or preparing for your own Bible study, the Desiring Truth Podcast allows you to take serious Bible teaching with you.

Verse by Verse. Chapter by Chapter. Book by Book. Understand What God Has Said.

Listen to Desiring Truth on Spotify.

3. THE Desiring Truth MONTHLY NEWSLETTER

Biblical Truth You Can Read, Study, and Keep

The Desiring Truth Monthly Newsletter is written for Christians who want to grow beyond a surface understanding of their faith.

Each month we address important biblical doctrines, questions of Christian living, and contemporary issues from a biblical worldview.

FIVE REASONS TO SUBSCRIBE

1. GROW IN SOUND BIBLICAL DOCTRINE
Learn what Scripture teaches concerning:
God • Jesus Christ • Salvation • Grace • Justification • Sanctification • The Holy Spirit • The Church • Scripture • The Christian Life
You should know not only what you believe, but why you believe it from Scripture.
2. DEVELOP GREATER ASSURANCE OF SALVATION
Can you really know that you have eternal life?
What is genuine biblical assurance?
How does a believer deal with doubt?

Desiring Truth examines these questions directly from Scripture so your confidence rests upon God’s promises rather than changing emotions.

3. STRENGTHEN YOUR CONFIDENCE IN THE BIBLE
Why should we trust Scripture?
What does inspiration mean?
How did we receive the Bible?

Is Scripture sufficient for faith and life?

The newsletter helps Christians understand the inspiration, authority, reliability, truthfulness, and sufficiency of God’s Word.
4. UNDERSTAND CURRENT EVENTS THROUGH A BIBLICAL WORLDVIEW
Culture changes rapidly.
God’s truth does not.

Desiring Truth examines contemporary moral, social, cultural, and spiritual issues by asking:

Desiring Truth examines contemporary moral, social, cultural, and spiritual issues by asking:

“What biblical principles should govern the way Christians think about this?”
Our worldview must be shaped by Scripture rather than Scripture being reshaped to accommodate the worldview of our culture.
5. LEARN HOW DOCTRINE CHANGES DAILY LIFE
Biblical doctrine is not merely information for theologians.
What you believe affects how you live.
Sound doctrine affects your:
Marriage • Family • Decisions • Relationships • Priorities • Emotions • Worship • Conduct • Response to suffering • Spiritual growth

Desiring Truth connects theological truth with practical Christian living.

Read It. Study It. Keep It. Share It.

The Desiring Truth Newsletter becomes part of a growing personal library of biblical teaching you can return to again and again.

Suggested Donation of 25.00 a month.

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Desiring Truth seminars can be developed for

Churches • Christian Ministries • Small Groups • Retreats • Conferences • Men’s and Women’s Ministries • Leadership Groups

Biblical Truth for Real Life.

4. Desiring Truth SEMINARS

Addressing Life Issues Scripturally

Christianity is not merely something we believe.

It is the truth by which we are called to live.

Desiring Truth seminars address the real problems, struggles, questions, and responsibilities people encounter in everyday life and examine them through the teaching of Scripture.

Possible seminar subjects include:

  • Marriage and Relationships
  • Anxiety, Fear, and Worry
  • Identity in Christ
  • Forgiveness and Reconciliation
  • Breaking Destructive Patterns
  • Walking in the Spirit
  • Biblical Decision-Making
  • Spiritual Growth and Sanctification
  • Living the Christian Life in Today's Culture
  • Understanding Your Position in Christ

FROM KNOWING THE TRUTH TO LIVING THE TRUTH

  • Our seminars are designed to answer four important questions:
  • What does Scripture say?
  • What does Scripture mean?
  • How does this biblical truth apply to life?
  • What should change because I now understand this truth?
  • The objective is more than increasing biblical knowledge.
  • The objective is to help Christians learn how to walk through life in a manner that pleases and honors God.

5. Desiring Truth PUBLICATIONS

Building a Library of Sound Biblical Teaching

Desiring Truth is also committed to producing books and biblical resources that allow serious biblical teaching to remain in your hands long after a radio program, podcast, or seminar has ended.

Our publications are designed to help Christians build a personal library grounded in Scripture and sound doctrine.

OUR BOOKS ADDRESS SUBJECTS THAT MATTER

SOUND DOCTRINE

Christians need to know what they believe.
Our doctrinal publications examine the foundational truths of the Christian faith and show how those truths arise from Scripture.
Doctrine is not dry theology.
Doctrine tells us what is true about God, salvation, Christ, Scripture, ourselves, and the Christian life.

And what we believe will ultimately shape how we live.

SALVATION

What does it mean to be saved?

What is genuine biblical assurance?

What is justification?

What is regeneration?

What is grace?

What is faith?

Can salvation be known with certainty?

What happens to the believer at the moment of salvation?

Desiring Truth publications address these questions carefully so readers can understand the biblical message of salvation and the security believers possess in Christ.

THE CHRISTIAN LIFE

Salvation is the beginning of the Christian life, not the end of it.

Our books examine how believers are called to:

Grow in holiness.

Walk in the Spirit.

Understand their identity in Christ.

Renew their thinking.

Respond biblically to trials.

Overcome destructive patterns.

Develop godly relationships.

Live in obedience to God’s Word.

We want Christians to understand not simply how they are saved, but how saved people are called to live.

CULTURAL ISSUES

Every generation confronts issues that challenge biblical convictions.

Desiring Truth publications examine cultural questions through the unchanging principles of Scripture.

We do not ask how Christianity can be adjusted to fit the culture.

We ask:

“How should Christians faithfully live according to Scripture within the culture in which God has placed them?”

BOOKS THAT CONTINUE THE RADIO CONVERSATION

Many subjects introduced through the Desiring Truth Christian Radio Talk Show can be developed much more thoroughly in written form.

A radio discussion may raise the question.

A podcast may begin opening the biblical text.

A newsletter may explore the doctrine.

And a Desiring Truth publication can provide the reader with a more complete study of the subject.

That allows every part of the ministry to work together.

Listen to the Question. Study the Scripture. Read Deeper. Live the Truth.

FIVE WAYS TO CONNECT WITH Desiring Truth

LISTEN

Join Rick Morocco and John Neyman every Sunday at 2:00 PM on 101.5 FM for the Desiring Truth Christian Radio Talk Show.

STUDY

Listen to the Desiring Truth Podcast on Spotify for verse-by-verse, chapter-by-chapter exposition of Scripture.

READ

Subscribe to the Desiring Truth Monthly Newsletter for biblical doctrine, Christian living, assurance, apologetics, and biblical perspectives on current issues.

LEARN

Attend or host a Desiring Truth Seminar addressing the real issues of life from Scripture.

GO DEEPER

Build your personal biblical library through Desiring Truth Publications, with books devoted to sound doctrine, salvation, Christian living, cultural issues, and subjects discussed on the radio program.

Desiring Truth

Asking Questions. Expounding Scripture. Finding Biblical Answers. Living God’s Truth.

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The content provided through Desiring Truth—including articles, newsletters, devotionals, podcasts, emails, seminars, written responses, and other teaching materials—is intended solely for educational, spiritual, and biblical teaching purposes.
Desiring Truth is a teaching ministry devoted to the exposition and application of Scripture. All teachings reflect biblical convictions held by Pastor-Teacher John Neyman and are offered to encourage spiritual growth, theological understanding, and personal reflection based upon the Word of God.
Desiring Truth is a ministry of SonRise Community Church, located at 130 Lucas Lane, Sarver, Pennsylvania 16055, and operates under the spiritual oversight and accountability of the local church.
Nothing provided through this website or ministry should be interpreted or relied upon as professional counseling, licensed therapy, medical advice, psychological treatment, legal advice, or financial guidance. Although biblical principles are taught and applied to matters such as marriage, family life, emotional struggles, spiritual growth, and personal conduct, these teachings are general in nature and are not a substitute for individualized professional care where such care may be necessary.
Any responses to personal questions submitted by email or other communication methods are offered from a general pastoral and biblical perspective only. Such responses do not constitute counseling, diagnosis, treatment, or the establishment of a counselor-client, therapist-patient, or professional relationship of any kind.
Participation in seminars, studies, classes, or events—whether in person or online—is entirely voluntary. All seminars are offered on a donation or love-offering basis, and no contribution is required for participation. Donations and monthly support are voluntary and are used to support the teaching, printing, mailing, administrative, and outreach efforts of the ministry.
While every effort is made to present Scripture faithfully and accurately, Desiring Truth makes no guarantees regarding specific outcomes, results, or personal changes that may result from the application of biblical teaching. Spiritual growth involves personal responsibility, obedience to Scripture, and the sovereign work of God.
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“All Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness.” (2 Timothy 3:16, JEN)
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